St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Valiyapally, Los Angeles

St. Thomas Day Perunal - July 13 and 14

The St. Thomas Day Purunal will be held on July 13 and July 4. The following are the schedule of events for the weekend.

H.G. Dr. Zacharias Mar Aprem, Assistant Diocesan Bishop, will be will be the Chief Celebrant for Holy Qurbana and the St. Thomas Day Perunal. His Grace will be meeting with various church organizations on Saturday and a retreat in the afternoon concluding with evening prayers. He will be celebrating the Holy Qurbana on Sunday.

Please don't miss any of the activities and plan to attend with your family.

Saturday, July 13
2:00pm - Sunday School & BBS Meeting
3:00pm - Retreat
5:30pm - Flag Hoisting
5:45pm - Evening Prayer
7:00pm - MMVS Meeting

Sunday, July 14
8:30am - Morning Prayer
9:30am - Holy Qurbana
- Rasa
12:00pm - Public Meeting
12:30pm - Lowering of Flag
12:45pm - St. Thomas Day Feast

Feast of Pentecost - Sun., June 9th @ 9am

The Holy Feast of Pentecost will be celebrated on Sunday, June 9th. The morning prayer will begin at 9am followed by Holy Qurbana sharp at 9:45am. Please plan to attend early with your family.

Bala Balika Samajam Meeting
A meeting has been scheduled for Sunday, June 9th after the Holy Qurbana. Please encourage your children to attend and participate.

Feast of Ascension Holy Qurbana - Wed., May 29th @ 6:30pm

A Holy Qurbana will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 29th at 6:30pm to celebrate the Feast of Holy Ascension. Please make every effort to attend the Service and pass the information to our members in your area.

The Church celebrates the feast of Ascension on the 40th day after the resurrection of our Lord from the dead. The Ascension feast is one of the seven Major Feasts of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Ascension feast is where our Lord Jesus Christ ascended by His own divine power into heaven. He ascended in the flesh in a glorified manner to the highest heaven and sat on the right hand of the Father—at the right hand of the power of God.

MGOCSM will be having a meeting this Sunday, May 26th after the Holy Qurbana from 12-2pm.

Please remind and encourage our youths to participate and help them to make a difference. For more information, please contact Mr. Stanley Thomas, MGOCSM Coordinator.

2019 Week 6 of Great Lent and Holy Week Schedule

Lenten Holy Qurbana - Sat., March 9th @ 8am

Holy Qurbana will be celebrated on Saturday morning at 8am. Please join with your family.

Lenten Scripture Readings - Week 2

Please click the link below to view the daily scripture readings for week 2.

Week 2 Scripture Readings

Lenten Scripture Reading - Week 1

Please click the link below to view the daily scripture readings for week 1.

Week 1 Scripture Readings

GREAT LENT SCHEDULE

Please click the link below to see the full schedule for 2019 Great Lent. Details include evening prayers and all Holy Qurbana scheduled during this period.

2019 LENTEN SCHEDULE

PERUNTHACHAN Fundraising Drama - Sat., March 2nd @ 5:30pm

St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church of Los Angeles is sponsoring a fascinating Malayalam
drama, “PERUNTHACHAN”, by famous author M.T. Vasudevan Nair, to raise funds for church
building renovation. The story is based on Perunthachan of the Parayi Petta Panthirukulam, a legend in Kerala folklore.

The Drama will be performed by Sargavedi Theatre, San Francisco, who vouches that this will be a truly unique experience, for all those who attend and guarantees that you won’t be disappointed.

Childcare will be provided for children between the ages of 5 and 12 years of age.

Please visit website below to support and purchase tickets for this exciting event:
http://perunthachan.stthomasla.com

Date and Time: March 2nd Saturday @ 5.30 pm
Venue: Lindbergh Stem Academy Auditorium, 1022 E. Market Street, Long Beach CA 90805